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# Loveland wants to do good for all
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/loveland-wants-to-do-good-for-all-editor/
- Published: 2005-06-15T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:15:26.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homeless

*By Heidi Olinger Santa Monica*

I read the letter by Mr. Robert McMullen (SMDP, June 6, page 4) with great joy and I wish to applaud him for his excellent writing. I, too, attend Loveland Church, located at 14th and Arizona. Pastor Robert and Patricia are people just like us, but they have been given the unique position to touch us where we live. Because they’ve been there, they have an advantage of knowing us as well as we know ourselves and in some ways, better, since they are on the other side and have two-dimensional viewing power — hindsight, in other words.

People keep referring to the “homeless problem” as though they are suffering with us. They are not — they may be “inconvenienced” by us, but they are not suffering. The people with mental illness, destructive habits and societal persecution — they are the ones who are suffering. Jesus said, “The poor you will always have with you — but me, you will not,” because he was returning to his Father in heaven.

There are many of us out here looking for work who have skills and principles, and who wish to do good for all the residents of this state, not just for the homeless. That is why we have formed Workers in the Light of Christ of Loveland Church in Santa Monica. We haven’t found steady work earning a regular paycheck, so we fill in the time we do have by helping those in the community.

With a little community help and goodwill, I believe we are in the beginning stages of getting a foothold on how to clear up the homeless problem and bring the community together. We could also use Mr. Bobby Shriver’s help.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 15, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/061505.pdf?ref=smdp.com)